Anglia Railways

Between 5th January 1997 and 31st March 2004, Anglia Railways, owned by GB Railways, operated mainline trains to East Anglia out of London Liverpool Street, as well as a number of local rail services in East Anglia itself. In early 2004 GB Railways was acquired by First Group and on 1st April 2004 the Anglian franchise was controversially lost and transferred to London Eastern Railway Ltd, which was a subsidiary of the National Express Group. The new franchise was initially branded 'One' but was subsequently rebranded as 'National Express East Anglia'.